Lazard Deck
When and where was Lazard founded, and what was its original business?
Model answer
Lazard was founded in 1848 in New Orleans by three French immigrant brothers — Alexandre, Lazare, and Simon Lazard — as a dry goods and merchandising business, not a bank. The brothers followed the…
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